Only a few performs later, nevertheless, a fumble by extensive receiver Anthony Gould, pressured by Cardinals’ cornerback Kei’Trel Clark, put the ball again in Arizona’s fingers as the primary quarter got here to an finish.
The Cardinals rapidly labored their method into the redzone because the second quarter started, however three straight offensive holding calls and an incomplete move stored pushing the first-down marker again and Arizona’s first factors of the sport got here on a 40-yard area aim. The ten-play, 23-yard drive took 4 minutes and 43 seconds.
The 2 groups traded possessions for the following eight minutes, till the Cardinals went on a five-yard, 41-yard drive to attain their first landing of the sport and take 10-7 lead. On the earlier drive, an offensive holding penalty pushed the Colts again to their very own nine-yard line and a move from quarterback Jason Bean to Montgomery was intercepted proper in entrance of the Colts sideline. The momentum shifted over to Arizona, and Tune marched his offense down the sector accordingly.
Arizona held the lead, and momentum, going into halftime.
Bean wasn’t going to allow them to maintain it, nevertheless, and promptly led a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive on the Colts’ first possession of the second half. Bean related with extensive receiver Laquon Treadwell thrice on the drive and labored in tandem with working again Zavier Scott on speeding performs. Scott rushed 10 yards for a primary down early within the drive, and he was the one to hold the ball into the endzone for the landing and put the Colts again on prime.